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Need Money
Well I'm almost 16, and I'd like to get a car somewhat soon after I turn 16 (by 17 for sure), but I need money. Sure my parents will contribute a big chunk, but to get something I want, I need to go above and beyond.
So I figure I need to earn more money. I've got about $1,800 saved up (now that my camera took a huge chunk of that) which is obviously a fraction of what I need. So what are some good ways a 15 year old can earn money? I already wash the cars and take care of the neighbor's dogs when they leave. And doing manual labor for my dad's company I can earn $8 an hour. Thus @ $8 an hour (and about $20 per hour washing cars) To earn enough for the car I want, I need to work a full time job (2,000 hours a year) for a year at $8 an hour. But there has to be a way to earn more than $8 per hour without graduating high school/college yet right? I would sell drugs, but what with it being illegal and all, that leaves me with legal activities. (Damn if only I could be a crack dealer...)
Anything you guys do for extra money? I'll probably end up saving until senior year or mid senior year so that I will have enough.
FYI, here is the EXACT color/leather/19" combo I want, if I get my dream car (doubtful):
[url]http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-M3-Coupe-03-M3-STEEL-GREY-ON-CINNAMON-SMG-II-OEM-19-S-WOW_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6131QQihZ012QQitemZ220020630238QQrdZ1[/url]
I suppose I could offer photography services, since I made about $50 an hour at it once...? I just really need some good ideas..
ok, end rant... :D
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Find somewhere that you can do under-the-table work. If you're mechanically inclined and have a space to do it, you can do some auto mechanicing. Even simple stuff like fluid changes and brake jobs can net you some decent money.
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heres some advice, dont get a M3 as your first car. Do you expect your parents to pay your insurance too? Get a used one that you can pay cash for, and your insurance should be lower if you dont get collision coverage.
[QUOTE=my porsche] I would sell drugs, but what with it being illegal and all, that leaves me with legal activities. (Damn if only I could be a crack dealer...)
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Well thats where the moneys at :p
Plus you could always resort to male prostitution. :cool:
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Why not just go work in a fast food place like most 15yr olds do? And then buy a cheap banger, like most kids do?
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[QUOTE=2ndclasscitizen]Why not just go work in a fast food place like most 15yr olds do? And then buy a cheap banger, like most kids do?[/QUOTE]
Because I'm not most kids. :)
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[QUOTE=baddabang]
Plus you could always resort to male prostitution. :cool:[/QUOTE]
I thought about it, but there's only a market for it in Montrose, and I don't want aids. :(
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[QUOTE=Quiggs]Find somewhere that you can do under-the-table work. If you're mechanically inclined and have a space to do it, you can do some auto mechanicing. Even simple stuff like fluid changes and brake jobs can net you some decent money.[/QUOTE]
Hmm...not a bad idea, any numbers you could possibly throw out?
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[quote=my porsche]and I don't want aids. :([/quote]
that's what condoms are for
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At first you'd have to undercut what the local shops charge. But once you get some street cred and people know you do quality work, you can step up your prices a bit. You can make upwards of $30/hr. But don't expect to make that at first.
Places like Midas, Pep Boys, etc. usually charge $100/axle for brakes (including parts). For an average car (Accord, Passat, Camry sized) pads should run about $30-40. Charge $60 and you just pocketed at least $20. It should take you less than a half hour to do that job. If you're doing rotors, it gets a little pricier, but you can make more, too.
But even at that $60, you're undercutting the other places by $40, which people will like, and it leaves you room to up your prices later as you gain skill. Plus as you get better at that kind of stuff, it won't take you as long.
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An M3 huh? Yea I used to have crazy thoughts too when I was 15 and thinking about saving for a car, but not that crazy. Man, I hate to burst your bubble, but unless your parents are really giving you a BIG chunk, this is just not realistic. I mean, even after you've bought the car and paid off your first year of insurance, the cost of maintaining that thing and just putting gas in it is going to be uber hard. The last gen M3 before that one would be a bit more realistic/attainable, but still a very crazy plan if you ask me. I got a 2001 Jetta for 12grand $CAD, and I'm more than satisfied with it. The amount of money I put towards gas is absolutely miniscule, and makes almost no difference on my bank account. With it I also got free VW reliability that comes with most if not all the cars they've been building for over 20 years. Get something low profile, low maintenance. Take some advice, go easy on yourself now, especially your wallet. You'll be kicking yourself if you put every dollar into keeping an expensive car on the road, and are left with nothing to do on the side, like the little things you'd normally take for granted e.g: rent a movie, go for mcdonalds etc. Save your money now, get a decent education, go crazy later. Most people start small and work their way up, and sure it would be nice to start at the top, but it would financially bite you in the arse later.
Cheers,
Rob
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[QUOTE=Quiggs]At first you'd have to undercut what the local shops charge. But once you get some street cred and people know you do quality work, you can step up your prices a bit. You can make upwards of $30/hr. But don't expect to make that at first.
Places like Midas, Pep Boys, etc. usually charge $100/axle for brakes (including parts). For an average car (Accord, Passat, Camry sized) pads should run about $30-40. Charge $60 and you just pocketed at least $20. It should take you less than a half hour to do that job. If you're doing rotors, it gets a little pricier, but you can make more, too.
But even at that $60, you're undercutting the other places by $40, which people will like, and it leaves you room to up your prices later as you gain skill. Plus as you get better at that kind of stuff, it won't take you as long.[/QUOTE]
Dont you need to have a licence in automotive repair to do these things?
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But where do I do that quiggs? Like at a local shop or what?
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[QUOTE=RobPorsche]An M3 huh? Yea I used to have crazy thoughts too when I was 15 and thinking about saving for a car, but not that crazy. Man, I hate to burst your bubble, but unless your parents are really giving you a BIG chunk, this is just not realistic. I mean, even after you've bought the car and paid off your first year of insurance, the cost of maintaining that thing and just putting gas in it is going to be uber hard. The last gen M3 before that one would be a bit more realistic/attainable, but still a very crazy plan if you ask me. I got a 2001 Jetta for 12grand $CAD, and I'm more than satisfied with it. The amount of money I put towards gas is absolutely miniscule, and makes almost no difference on my bank account. With it I also got free VW reliability that comes with most if not all the cars they've been building for over 20 years. Get something low profile, low maintenance. Take some advice, go easy on yourself now, especially your wallet. You'll be kicking yourself if you put every dollar into keeping an expensive car on the road, and are left with nothing to do on the side, like the little things you'd normally take for granted e.g: rent a movie, go for mcdonalds etc. Save your money now, get a decent education, go crazy later. Most people start small and work their way up, and sure it would be nice to start at the top, but it would financially bite you in the arse later.
Cheers,
Rob[/QUOTE]
Like I said that's my dream 1st car, I just need to get a bunch of money first, then figure out what I want, I just need car money in general, it's not necesarily for an M3.
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Dude, take my advice. Don't get an M3, esp. an E46. The insurance company will gladly be on your ass 24/7 waiting for you mess up so that they can rack up the money.
But you can try and do what I did. Just do odd jobs around for people. I didn't really start working for a long time until almost 17.
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maybe i can just convince my dad to get a new M3 and i'll drive it often :p
But really, like I said, the M3 isn't what this is for, that was just kind of a related topic, like if i could have anything, thats what i would get.
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I don't believe there is a 16 year old in the world that can work for a BMW M3. Most 16 year olds with an M3 probably mooched it off of one of their parents. This is a lost cause, unless you can convince your parents, I wouldn't bother.
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[QUOTE=blingbling]I don't believe there is a 16 year old in the world that can work for a BMW M3. Most 16 year olds with an M3 probably mooched it off of one of their parents. This is a lost cause, unless you can convince your parents, I wouldn't bother.[/QUOTE]
Why exactly dont you think someone can work hard and get something they want?
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Work your ass off for it so then you can say you are better than other people, cause that's what it's really about right?
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[QUOTE=blingbling]I don't believe there is a 16 year old in the world that can work for a BMW M3. [/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]I didn't think that...[/QUOTE]
Really...? sounds like you pretty much said that...?
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[QUOTE=johnnynumfiv]Work your ass off for it so then you can say you are better than other people, cause that's what it's really about right?[/QUOTE]
Exactly. ;)
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I know you don't want to hear it, but screw the M3 bro.. it's not worth it. Maybe when you're 18 or so you can think about it, but for your first year or two, just get a beater that you can whip around city-streets. That way, you don't care if you ding it up and chances are, the gas mileage/insurance will be good.
Hell, my Pontiac Bonneville is a FWD, 5-seater sedan that has little if any performance capabilities, but I still call it the White Stallion and drive that mother-fu**** like it's hot. :D
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It's not a good choice working your balls off trying to buy something you can't afford, especially for a first car. No wonder how many times you say you'll be safe, sooner or later, you will damage a first car.
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[QUOTE=my porsche]Because I'm not most kids. :)[/QUOTE]
No offense intended - but thats a little high and mighty.
I worked in Fast food and Retail for about 4 years now - I was EXTREMELY lucky to recieve a car for my 18th birthday, but I still have to save around $1000/yr to pay it's bills (Rego, Insurance, any little repair jobs).
I'd go retail over fast food, but you have to realise you will be entering the work force at the bottom rung. While I agree it's good to have standards it might be time to lower them a bit.
It's good to have a dream car but you'll be unlikely to find a decent M3 at a price you can afford in a decent time. Aim lower - it's still cool to drive American, you know;)
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[QUOTE=NuclearCrap]No wonder how many times you say you'll be safe, sooner or later, you will damage a first car.[/QUOTE]
Definitely. For 99% of the time while you're driving, I'm sure you'll be cautious, but it's always that damn 1% of the time that you get distracted or some idiot cuts you off leading to a fender-bender.. or worse, a serious accident.
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[QUOTE=my porsche]Because I'm not most kids. :)[/QUOTE]
Then you seriously need to pull your head from the deep recesses of your arse. That kind've attitude will get you nowhere. Suck it up and go flip burgers or be a checkout chick.
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your like me MP, i want to buy an M3 too but instead i have to get A's/B's in my exams in June and go to a good uni then my parents will buy one for me but currently i am bombing around in a Micra which doesnt even have ABSs which i found to my cost last night.... :D
As for a job i got the perfect CV/resume with the perfect grades and i am struggling to get a decent job that can give me enough money for a social life let alone for a M3...
Best thing to do is get a sh*tty little car, like mine, to get use to driving and then buy a nice car after about a year or so of driving... before i started to learn how to drive i wanted to get a nice fast sports car the day i passed but after taking some lessons i have realised that its hard enough trying to drive safely and carefully in your first year let alone also worrying about if the car is going to break into a slide, a la powerful RWD car...Also the insurance is going to rape you it will rape me to in a year or so but i will, hopefully, at least have one year NCB which will hopefully lower it...:o
Finally that M3 is awesome and MP if you like it then go for it i am sure it will be possible to get a decent chunk of cash in a year it will be hard but if you really want it then it wouldnt be hard plus the statisfication of working hard for something then getting it is unbeliveable...
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Even if you can get that amount of money, I think there are many more intelligent ways for a 16 y.o. guy to spent €30,000 than buying a BMW M3.
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[QUOTE=Clique]As for a job i got the perfect CV/resume with the perfect grades and i am struggling to get a decent job that can give me enough money for a social life let alone for a M3...[/QUOTE]What sort of employer that would be taking on 16yr olds would give a shit about your grades?
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As long as you can pack shelves, flip burgers or scan stuff through a register, and you turn up on time, you're hired, usually.
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[QUOTE=2ndclasscitizen]What sort of employer that would be taking on 16yr olds would give a shit about your grades?[/QUOTE]
It matters. People here don't want ****heads working for them.
Now, to the matter in hand... I agree with 2ndCC here, Col. You seriously need to realise that there are a million other teenagers just like you. At your age, hell, at ANY age, you're [b]not[/b] better than anyone else. You cannot sit here bitching about how you can't buy a vastly expensive car when you should be out down the local supermarket or Burger King with an application form.
I did that to get what I wanted, and I got it. End of. Get your finger out, and **** off down to somewhere with a job. No one's gunna want you taking photos for $stupid/hour, but people do want teens to work for them for $reasonable/hour.
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[QUOTE=baddabang]Dont you need to have a licence in automotive repair to do these things?[/QUOTE]
No.
[QUOTE=my porsche]But where do I do that quiggs? Like at a local shop or what?[/QUOTE]You may be able to do that. But if you can't, if you've got a driveway, people can come to you. Or you can go to them. The better way to make money is to do it on your own time, not at a shop. Because then your boss is going to want his take.
[QUOTE=Rockefella]Hell, my Pontiac Bonneville is a FWD, 5-seater sedan that has little if any performance capabilities, but [B]I still call it the White Stallion and drive that mother-fu**** like it's hot.[/B] :D[/QUOTE]Urge to make mom joke rising...
And school grades matter a lot to an employer. Attendance is even more important. It doesn't matter how good of an employee you are if you don't show up.
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[QUOTE=2ndclasscitizen]Then you seriously need to pull your head from the deep recesses of your arse. That kind've attitude will get you nowhere. Suck it up and go flip burgers or be a checkout chick.[/QUOTE]
Haha jeez man it was just a joke. :p
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ugh the old mp better not be coming back
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[QUOTE=Mustang]ugh the old mp better not be coming back[/QUOTE]
Too late, looks like he already is.
Get real MP. Why the hell would you want to spend this rediculous amount of money on you first car? It's not just the initial costs of the car, insurance, running costs, maintenance, it all adds up.
*Preparing for a comment about your families vast finacial funds being able to cover anything*
:rolleyes:
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Man, way to shoot down the kids dream. Not that I disagree though, I just am starting to get a real negative vibe towards MP.
All I am saying is, look at my friend Spencer, he is a maiser to the maximum, he sat at home when we would go out and have fun, he ate all of his meals at home borrowed his parents car, did his best not to pay for the gas in those cars and worked, hard and constantly from when he was 15 until now. Now with the money he has saved up, he is buying himself college, and trust me I am sure he has plenty of money around to do other stuff too, maybe even buy a car, but he isn't going to.
So to sum it up, it is attainable, but you have to work hard, sacrafice pretty much any and all free time to a job that pays $6.50-$8 and be willing to not see your friends often for most of high school or expect to spend any money at any time of the year. Also I think he had it gaining interest in the bank and had CDs and stuff. So really you can do it, but its a lot of work and not a lot of having fun for the next three years.
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[QUOTE=my porsche]But really, like I said, the M3 isn't what this is for, that was just kind of a related topic, [B]like if i could have anything[/B], thats what i would get.[/QUOTE]
No you wouldn't. If you could have [I]any[/I] car as your first, you would get a Bugatti Veyron.
A rather silly cover-up.
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[QUOTE=my porsche]Really...? sounds like you pretty much said that...?[/QUOTE]...wow[QUOTE=my porsche]Haha jeez man it was just a joke. :p[/QUOTE]Well even if it was, it was still pretty pompous.[QUOTE=Mustang]ugh the old mp better not be coming back[/QUOTE]An old one!? :eek:
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